Anime Me! #1: Monster

This week, the first Anime I am viewing is called “Monster”. This anime is based on a seinen manga (Japanese Comic) written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa, published by Shogakukan in “Big Comic Original” (1994 – 2001). It was adapted as a 74 episode anime series by Madhouse. It originally aired on Japanese NTV from April 2004 to September 2005.

First to note, this is not for children. A seinen anime is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience. The series follows Dr. Kenzo Tenma as he pursues a young psychopath & sociopath named Johan, whose life as a little boy, Tenma once saved. In doing so Tenma must make a severe moral choice, one that haunts him and alters his life and they way he views it. It is a unique anime as it does not involve any locations within Japan. In this instance most, if not all, locations are based in Germany and the Czech Republic…